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If you are luckily enough to have seen a badger, you most likely saw it alone – this is because whilst a group (or a clan as they are called) of badgers usually live together in a sett, they largely forage by themselves.
The first step to identifying a badger sett is to find a likely area where they might be living. Badgers are surprisingly widespread and they have a fantastic ability to live under people’s noses and yet remain out of sight, so don’t rule out any patch of countryside.
Sett-le in at a badger sett. If you are hoping to see badgers, the best way to do so is to attend a responsible badger watching event. You can contact your local group to see if this is a service they offer. Or better still, volunteer with your local badger group!
Oct 13, 2014 · Badgers and their setts (tunnels and chambers where they live) are protected by law. You may be able to get a licence from Natural England if you can’t avoid disturbing badgers in their...
Jul 22, 2018 · To look for badger setts your best off walking around the outside of the woodland looking for badger paths. These are 20 cm wide paths that the badgers will stick to religiously until they reach their feeding grounds.
A sett is defined as a hole currently occupied by badgers. Below is a picture of a woodland scene depicting a badger sett as well as rabbit holes and a fox earth. Please remember badger setts can be found in a variety of other habitats.
While badger setts have legal protection, there is a licensing system through NatureScot which enables certain works to be done near a sett, although they come with conditions to ensure the badgers remain safe.
